Was also surprised by Theon showing up. Loved the episode but wish it was longer. Too many characters to fit in just an hour of time. As a viewer it seems like only a few minutes have passed when I look at the clock and it's ten til nine o'clock

That we do know, at least we know under who's command. But Theon does not show up at all in A Storm of Swords. Apparently the creators meant business when they said they from this point on would create the show from the whole series, not rigidly from book to book. To be fair, the way book 4 and 5 are set up it was a move that had to be done.

That we do know, at least we know under who's command. But Theon does not show up at all in A Storm of Swords. Apparently the creators meant business when they said they from this point on would create the show from the whole series, not rigidly from book to book. To be fair, the way book 4 and 5 are set up it was a move that had to be done.

Yep definitely agree with this. The way books 4 and 5 are geographically divided would not work for the show I expect.

I have noticed that the show condenses certain chapters, which as a fan of the books sometimes puts me off, but even if a show was to have 20 episodes per season, I do not think it would be able to follow the books word for word just due to the sheer amount of depth and detail presented in them.

Even being upset from time to time that certain scenes or characters are missing or skipped, I am still very happy to see these characters brought to life so well by such fine actors. I really hope that this show goes all the way to the eventual end of the books.

Not sure I like Ramsay Snow's actor choice (the dude saving/******* over Theon). I remember trying to watch Misfits and he bugged me. Thought it was just the character but he's acting the same way in this as well :/ He is Welsh though, so that's cool.

AMAZING ending. Holy shit. They're going 'off script' quite a bit now I can't wait to see what they do. Definitely agree that will help massively for Feast for Crows and Dance with Dragons. I was initially hoping for a 20 episode series 4 that merged them, with a 'half time' break or something but doing stories from both sets of characters through out.

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